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Back to SearchThe Engines of Our Ingenuity 1497: The Double-Bitted Axe
Episode 1497
Episode: 1497 The rise of Paul Bunyan's radical double-bitted axe. Today, we learn to use a new axe.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1496: Mrs. Greenhow, Confederate Spy
Episode 1496
Episode: 1496 Mrs. Greenhow, the first great Confederate spy. Today, we meet a Confederate spy.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2548: Informs
Episode 2548
Episode: 2548 INFORMS and the mathematics of problem solving. Today, strange bedfellows.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2817: Creativity
Episode 2817
Episode: 2817 Where do creative ideas come from? Today, let's talk about creativity.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2834: Wombs and Witchcraft
Episode 2834
Episode: 2834 Wombs and Witchcraft: Edward Jorden's Suffocation of the Mother (1603). Today, wombs and witchcraft.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1495: The Chauffer Problem
Episode 1495
Episode: 1495 The new technological elite: chauffeurs then, computer experts today. Today, we learn to drive our own cars -- and manage our own comp…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1494: X-Ray Hair Removal
Episode 1494
Episode: 1494 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we kill ourselves to remove hair.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1492: Necessity in the Siege of Paris
Episode 1492
Episode: 1492 Necessity and invention during the 1870 siege of Paris. Today, necessity, invention, and the Siege of Paris.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1491: Orpheus
Episode 1491
Episode: 1491 In which business schools study a leaderless orchestra. Today, we have no leader.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2547: Charging Interest
Episode 2547
Episode: 2547 Changing views on charging interest throughout history. Today, interest.
3 months, 1 week ago